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təˌtaɪp noun
2.
someone or something that serves to illustrate the typical qualities of a class; model; exemplar: She is the prototype of a student activist.
3.
something analogous to another thing of a later period: a Renaissance prototype of our modern public housing.
4.
Biology. an archetype; a primitive form regarded as the basis of a group.
verb (used with object)
5.
to create the prototype or an experimental model of: to prototype a solar-power car.
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Prototype
is always a great word to know.
So is protoplasm. Does it mean:
| a group of individuals or species having a common ancestry |
| the colloidal and liquid substance of which cells are formed, the cytoplasm and nucleus: no longer in technical use |
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prototype (ˈprəʊtəˌtaɪp) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | one of the first units manufactured of a product, which is tested so that the design can be changed if necessary before the product is manufactured commercially |
| 2. | a person or thing that serves as an example of a type |
| 3. | biology the ancestral or primitive form of a species or other group; an archetype |
| proto'typal | |
| —adj | |
| prototypic | |
| —adj | |
| proto'typical | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
prototype
1603, from Fr. prototype, from M.L. prototypon, from Gk. prototypon "a first or primitive form," prop. neut. sing. of prototypos "original, primitive," from protos "first" + typos "impression."
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
prototype pro·to·type (prō'tə-tīp')
n.
A primitive or ancestral form or species.
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Example sentences
The first prototype cell to use photonic crystals looks promising.
The prototype does not use fuels or electric resistor to heat the air.
There are already prototype plants and they are perfect partners for existing refineries.
The prototype will be about the size and shape of a beer keg.
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